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MayIZ, l1953 and also enabling it to be moved toward the point of theconical end 2| `during a turning operation, has a spring arm 21 endingin a curved finger-like shield 23. The spring arm 2 is given a set sothat shield 28 will engage the ring 25 at any turned adjustment ofcollar 26 providing the collar is moved away from the pointed end of thecone 2l from the position shown in Figs. l, 2 and 3. In making a turningadjustment of the collar it is moved slightly toward the point of theconical end which lifts linger 23 off the ring and allows for circularadjustment of the collar without frictional rubbing of the ring by thelinger.

An indicator formation 29 may be provided on the collar for use inconnection with appropriate designations on the conical end of theprinting member handle to aid the user in accurate positioning of thelinger. The drawing shows the indicator set at 9 on a series of twelveequally placed digit designations around the conical end. Thiscorresponds to the shown linger setting which makes a break in the inkedimpression made thereby as shown in Fig. 6. Various adjustments may bemade to locate the break at any place on the ring.

A modified form of the invention is shown in Fig. wherein the stamphandle 3i has an end 32 of cylindrical shape, of larger diameter thanthe rest of the handle, in which is cut a groove 33 embraced by tworotatably adjustable collars 34 and 35, equipped respectively, withspring arms 36 and 3l and nger shields 38 and 39 which in the adjustedposition shown make the printed mark of Fig. 8. These collars may beadjusted individually around the handle to cause the selectivepositioning of two breaks in the ring printed by the stamp.

It will be apparent that it is necessary that the type members, or atleast the characters, be resilient so that when an impression is madethe fingers may sink thereinto allowing the printing surface of thecharacters to touch the article to be printed unimpeded, the type underthe fingers being displaced.

lt is to be understood that any type characters other than the iillustrated may be used within the ring or with other formationssubstituted in place of the ring.

It is to be understood, also that the printing member described may beoperated by a machine to which it is attached, if such be desired.

What is claimed is:

l. A printing device including, in combination, a resilient printingtype adapted to be impregnated with ink, thereby to make an inkimpression on contact with record material, said type having charactersin relief thereon to form printing surfaces and the printing surfaces ofsaid characters forming a printing plane; and a shield mounted on thedevice and movable thereon both parallel to and normal to said plane, tocover and displace desired areas of the type printing surfaces so thatsuch covered and displaced areas will not make a printing impression.

2. A printing device including, in combination, ink-impregnatedresilient type having characters in relief thereon to form printingsurfaces, thereby to make an inked impression on contact with recordmaterial, the printing surfaces of said characters forming a printingplane; and a shield mounted on the device and movable thereon bothparallel to and normal to said plane, to cover and displace desiredareas of the type printing 4 surface, so that such covered and displacedareas Will not make a printing impression.

3. A printing device including, in combination, i; k-impregnatedresilient porous type having characters in relief thereon to formprinting surfaces, thereby to make an inked impression on Contact withrecord material, the printing surfaces of said characters forming aprinting plane; and a shield mounted on the device and movable thereonboth parallel to and normal te said plane to cover and displace desiredareas cf the type printing surface, so that such covered and displacedareas will not make a printing impression.

el. `A printing device including, in combination, resilient printingtype adapted to be impregnated with ink, said type having reliefformations representing standard data and other relief formationsrepresenting a choice of data, said relief formations having printingsurfaces forming a printing plane; and a shield means movably mounted onthe device and adjustable by movement parallel to and normal to saidplane to cover and displace a desired portion of said other reliefformations of the type printing surface, so that such covered anddisplaced areas will not make a printing impression.

5. The printing device of claim 4, in which said other relief formationscomprise a ring surrounding the standard data relief formations.

5. The printing device of claim 4, in which said other relief formationssurround the standard data relief formations.

7. The printing device of claim 4, in which said other relief formationsare arranged about the standard data relief formations.

8. The printing device of claim 4, in which the shield means comprises anon-printing finger of an area less than said other relief formationsand mounted so as to be movable over said other relief surfaces fromplace to place, as desired.

9. The printing device of claim 4, in which the printing type is porous.

1Q. The printing device of claim 4, in which the type is porous andink-impregnated.

ll. A hand stamp including, in combination, a handle; a porous resilientprinting type member attached to the handle, said printing type memberhaving characters in relief thereon, the printing surfaces of saidcharacters forming a printing plane, and said porous printing typemember adapted to be impregnated with ink thereby to make an inkedimpression on Contact with record material; and a shield member mountedon the handle and selectively movable on the handle, both parallel toand normal to said printing plane, to cover and displace a selected areaof the type member to prevent said selected area from printing.

l2'. The hand stamp of claim il, in which the shield member includes acollar resiliently embracing the handle and movable around it, saidcollar having a non-printing nger movable with said collar to cover anddisplace different portions of the printing surface of said type member.

13. The hand stamp of claim 12, in which the collar also is shiftable onthe handle to raise the finger off the type member While the collar isbeing adjusted around the handle.

14. The hand stamp of claim 11, in which the type member has numeraldata in relief thereon and a ring in relief around the data over whichring the shield is selectively movable.

15. The hand stamp of claim 11, in which the Number type member isimpregnated with ink. 1,411,290 PAUL A. MACPHEE. 1,839,292 GEORGE T.BROWN, JR. 2,013,784 5 2,387,740 References Cited in the me of thispatent 2,473,070

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date Number 842,690 OSWalt Jan. 29,1907 lo 753,621 996,010 Folger June 20, 1911 Name Date Melind Apr. 4,1922 Bartel Jan. 5, 1932 Melnd Sept. 10, 1935 Bradt Oct. 30, 1945Peterson June 14, 1949 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date France Oct. 20, 1933

